Kastrat (Kuršumlija)

Kastrat
Kastrat
Village
	Kastrat
	Coordinates: 43°07′22″N 21°17′49″E / 43.122803617007946°N 21.29688954648729°E
Country	Serbia
District	Toplica District
Municipality	Kuršumlija
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kastrat is a village in south Serbia, located in the Kuršumlija municipality, Toplica District. The cement bridge was destroyed in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia^[1]

History

The name of the settlement comes from the Albanian toponym and name Kastrat and can be found through the region in placenames such as Kastrat in Albania. The settlement was possibly mentioned during the first half of the 15th century as Castrat.^[2]

References

↑ Colin S. Cavell (28 April 1999). "Review of Civilian Destruction". Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Directorate for Information. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
↑ Gashi, Skënder (2014). Emrat e shqiptarëve në shek. XIII-XV në dritën e burimeve kishtare serbe. Prishtinë: TENDA. pp. 52–53.

43°08′02″N 21°17′20″E / 43.134°N 21.289°E / 43.134; 21.289

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[1] Colin S. Cavell (28 April 1999). "Review of Civilian Destruction". Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Directorate for Information. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

[2] Gashi, Skënder (2014). Emrat e shqiptarëve në shek. XIII-XV në dritën e burimeve kishtare serbe. Prishtinë: TENDA. pp. 52–53.

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